What was it about the black crosses on the wings that made German aircraft the best?
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Figured that and no problem. It was just a odd quirky topicJust having a lil fun…
They had better black paint, the paint makers of Bayern and Prussia were world famous for the blackness of their black paint. This had obvious advantages in all areas of aviation where a truly black cross was more desired than laminar flow or jet engines. I am surprised that a "mod" asks such a simple question. Black crosses had to be the same size on the upper and lower wing surfaces to avoid making the plane fatally unstable. If crosses were only applied to one side the plane it would only fly in circles, like the Fw 493 "Haggis".
Careful study of black crosses post war showed that the advantages in airflow, spanwise lift distribution and reduced drag continued into the supersonic region. Use of black crosses on airlines was forbidden by the WEF to bump up the oil price and assist "big pharma", the Kardashians and Prince Philip in whatever conspiracy theory is in vogue at the timeI have my reasons… lol
Far too many people write and read far too much on this subject. The simple answer is of course, it's MAGIC.I thought it was a Horten Brothers post production mark after application of their aerodynamic tweaks. pben's explanation makes more sense.
The major drawback to black crosses was always the massive number of long words that no on could pronounce or understand that they generated.I forgot to mention, there was actually another additive to the black paint (which was really a very, very, dark grey, RLM Nr.274 Schwerredunklegrau), which was the ultra-secret Schnellerwerdenfeinstaub, a very rare, and horrendously expensive natural resource, found only at the bottom of some carefully hidden ( and heavily guarded) gardens ...
So it's actually SchwerredunklegrauZauberei?I forgot to mention, there was actually another additive to the black paint (which was really a very, very, dark grey, RLM Nr.274 Schwerredunklegrau), which was the ultra-secret Schnellerwerdenfeinstaub, a very rare, and horrendously expensive natural resource, found only at the bottom of some carefully hidden ( and heavily guarded) gardens ...
I will leave that part to you to figure out...I will just move onto the pictures:So how do the moon bases fit into all of this?